Oil and gas: to divest or not to divest?
As some oil and gas companies have backtracked on their net zero commitments in the past year is now the time to divest?
LGPS
Trustees call for a re-definition of fiduciary duty to drive net zero transition
At the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Associations’ ESG conference in London, trustees and campaigners warn that fiduciary duty is hindering pension funds’ ability to allocate capital towards climate solutions.
LGPS investors look to natural capital to drive their net zero transition
UK local authority asset owners are showing increased interest in natural capital to help decarbonise and diversify their portfolios
Border to Coast CEO Rachel Elwell: ‘asset owners risk overselling what they can deliver’
Asset owners should manage expectations better, as the rapidly evolving climate finance ecosystem makes it increasingly challenging to set long-term goals that are achievable
Funding the wood for the trees: UK investors turn to timberland to decarbonise their portfolios
Aysha Gilmore explores how UK asset owners are investing in carbon offsets such as timberland to help them transition to net zero
Higher rates pose challenge for renewables
As developers pull out of wind projects in the US and UK, how can investors in renewables protect themselves in an increasingly challenging environment?
Green hydrogen: still too niche for institutional investors?
While some asset owners are taking a pioneering first-mover approach, others struggle to find appropriate investment opportunities
PLSA: will the UK’s push to invest in private markets lead to more investments in renewables?
The British government has targeted the defined contribution sector and the LGPS as key potential investors to fund the country’s energy transition, but the move is facing challenges
No transition without transmission: why investors are joining the electrification dots
Investors are looking at car charge points, cables, battery storage, interconnectors, and other opportunities in the broader energy transition value chain
LGPS Central launches new net zero strategy to ‘decarbonise real economy’
Patrick O'Hara and Edward Baker from LGPS Central talk to Net Zero Investor about the pensions pools newly launched net zero strategy.
COP28: Changing global temperature target would dilute net zero strategies
Stewardship practices, especially escalation and divestment policies, will weaken if COP leaders opt for a 2C or 1.8C global temperature target, pension funds say